diff --git a/.config/kitty/kitty.conf b/.config/kitty/kitty.conf
index 4ee02ee..646abdb 100644
--- a/.config/kitty/kitty.conf
+++ b/.config/kitty/kitty.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 font_family Fira Code
+# some magic i found here https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/719
+scrollback_pager /usr/bin/nvim  -c "silent !rm /tmp/kitty_scrollback_buffer" -c "set nonumber nolist showtabline=0 foldcolumn=0" -c "autocmd TermOpen * normal G" -c "silent write /tmp/kitty_scrollback_buffer | te cat /tmp/kitty_scrollback_buffer -"
 
 # vim:ft=kitty
 
diff --git a/.config/ranger/rc.conf b/.config/ranger/rc.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d88e29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/ranger/rc.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+set preview_images true
+set preview_images_method kitty